Find Careers with the Keirsey Temperament Sorter

Ever wonder which careers are your best fit? Different careers work for different people. This test will help you match careers with your unique gifts and talents. You simply register, answer a list of questions, and vwala! You are on your way to make informed decisions about your future success.

Use Google Docs to help you write your personal essay

Many seniors will be working on personal essays as part of their admissions and scholarship applications for university. Why do it alone. Google docs communities can help students collaborate and offer critical support in the personal essay.

The Library Media center can help you build a Google docs community linked to your school e-mail. Upload drafts of your personal essays for others to read and review. Meet online to discuss writing techniques and the admissions process. Be a mentor or just call out for help. :)

Google docs can be accessed from any computer at home or at school.

(This post is the brainchild of Leslie Liberman)

College Planning

It's never too early nor too late to begin your college planning. The College Board is perhaps the best place to begin. On this website you can find the following:
Planning for college by grade level
MatchMaker to determine what kind of college benefit you most
Information about entrance exams, including important dates
Information about AP credit
Scholarship information
How to write your college essay, and sample essays to examine
... and tons more!
So sign on and explore: http://www.collegeboard.com/

Scholarship Pursuit

I constructed a web page on scholarships and financial aid for Library 240. I kept that information on Yahoo Geocities. The federal loans and grants sections will probably be the most helpful. I also included a page with a listing of fifteen possible scholarships. Forgive me for the construction of the page, but I am a web design novice.

Scholarship Pursuit http://www.geocities.com/ageltch/pursuit/main_page_ag.html

Financial Aid Sites

Here are a few good sites for students seeking financial aid:

Fastweb
FinAid
Federal Student Aid
California Student Aid Commission (for CA residents only)

College Searching

Here are some good college search sites:

College Board
Education Edge
Princeton Review
Peterson's
CollegeNet

Resume Writing

These sites can help with writing a resume.

Resume-Writing 101 - College Board http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/36957.html

Resume Tutor from University of Minnesota http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/careerdev/resources/resume/

Online Writing Lab - use the navigation bar to the right to take you through the steps involved in writing a cover letter and resume.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/543/01/